New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-30
HOUSEKEEPING IN FLORIDA.
ESPECIALLY AS AFFECTED BY STOVES,
CHIMNEYS AND FUEL.

sun il hot In Florida In the month Of October Let me
describe what endured this forenoon; and please
bear in mind meanwhile that we have left pleasant
though humble home in Massachusetts, that we may
rest and be lazy through the winter away from the ill.,
clement New England weather.
| Naturally, when thought would break.
fast and breakfast with any satisfaction one must
frat have q Are. was the person to make fire In tho
stove which stands In the leanto which is built with
n shed roof on TO the west side of log house. The
stoye is ono which found here when we hired the
house for the coming five months. mean to describe
this building later it Is which is rapidly getting
TO be OF kind In Florida, where villages OF more
or less ornamental cottages going as II in night
BIT these villages are not near us.
There were several articles hopefully described as
| useful when camo here week ago. walking be-
hind the mule load the mile bali from the river
We had bought stove In NewYork on our way, and had
II freightel down. We found II waiting on the wharf
when we landed. 1t has since been source of great
mental uneasness for cannot decide whether to
have put up whether to try to sell 1t to some OF the
darkeys who have at times been standing In delegations
| sboutthc house, watching every movement We have
thus far made. Each day MAKE the remark that II we
had only known that there going 10 be stove here
we would have bought something else that would be or
more use. II is astonishing how many times person
supposed to be sane utter the same words. But
there is the stove with its bit OF funnel on the piazza,
and here am in the first stages of making ire In the
structure o. cast iron which we found standing here
The oven door that lets down; in point OF fact it
will not do anything else now, whatever II may have
done In the past One OF first acts on arriving was to
nail what call cleat Oh to the floor III front Of the
stove then select piece of pine wood of the proper
length and brace II against the cleat ut one end ana
against the door at The other This arrangement
has been found have two keeps the oven door
fast shut and trips up every who comes near the
stove This latter capabilty il in wonderful force all
the time 1t almost seems as If that fntwood stick
diaboically lcnrhcned ont across the floor ana thus
laid wait with deepest malice the Instant any one
entered the kitchen.
"Thc devil" said nephew Ronald, who il usually
gentle in his speech lie had Just scrambled up to his
feet and was sopping the blood from his nose to his
handkerchief What have you got such trap as that
set for !"
II ia set for the DOOR. said l. samming mp that
part OF the into place again. but 1t catches human
beings ~ you have demonstrated fell over 1t twice
Yesterday and three times the day before To-day
hope 10 he victim bur II you want to keep your
footing you might better avoid this room" Even
Ronald, Gordon setter been cntanglci ana ran on
yclpng.
As q sort OF compensation Tor this weakness I'm this
part Of stove the door 10y which ought to put In
wood will not open all; appears "a he welded I'M
moyably BIS accumulations Of rust The covers are
warped somewhat and il cracked good deal.
Otherwise hr stove Is remarkably good one. Fiji.
II We were not morally surr that none OF the pipe would
n aud that should have to send up to Paatka for
oDr and that cahnot measure with the accuracy
OF MAD In the business. that there would be ltc
chance that the pipe would bo righ-f We did
feel about all this do think we should try
To- have range put In place.
Besides. there isn't any chimney 10 this house The
person who built this cabin long before ans body In
the North thought OF coming 70 lOira did not feel that
he hal q for OF those mud and rs chin
ncy, which The make for their huts and which
sometimes catch fire. the silica part OF tcn aud are con
sumcd
directly under hole the roof. and
the funnel up considerable distance through that
hole Thus lar this arrangement seemed suited 10 this
climate. IL had not rancd yet. and hal even asked the
man who lived In the house why people
AZ the trouble and expense OF building chlLnoy when
common stove tunnels answered every purpose. He
smiled iululgcnty at my question and made other
reply. have yet to learn what his smile meant
II this mans wife who cOunscllod us strongly not
10 fat pine FOR fuel but when ntcrrogated why
shc gave th, advice She replied that she rcckoned
somehow that shouldn't exactly Ike It"
Notwithstanding these words We had immediately paid |
- cents TO bring the smallest pile OF wood
that could Dee with the naked eye We learned
the frat day that need not buy any wood We could
80 out Ourselves send some ami cat wherever
choose The wood itself without money value. Mrs
Wayne, when dccrying pine had spoken highly Of |
black Jacket as capable Of hodin heat lOnscrn any
kiud OF wood she'd ever laid her hand to-" Black Jacket
interpreted Is black OAK. The ncsro told rs. with
great show OF having welfare AT heart that the
" black Jack mighty pore wood to burn green; but
he'd do zacly ~ say" ana then he dwelt the
virtues of pine until instructed him fetch pine
Too 1t came our minds that the pine Wa, both
nearer AMI easter TO cut.
Tho black who brought the wood lives in some
mysterious locality which bears the the
country where dwell except that his residence
f. ia the white roln pines" the adjective OF color evil
IDENTIFY referring 10 the Inhabitants and 10 the
locality.
bo "a D., . a
ort that he could not chop stick, bu; said he would
= nj his old woman up that very aficrnO Dn for she
was mighty uncommon handy wild her axe. Then we
committed grave mi 'tokc. for We paid him. We have
not seen him since. and We have chopped wood.
Including cash Ronalds hand, and an axcs shaped
aperture In my skirt This negro promised send
b. hls odd woman dozen quails He said quals n
WIRE tame where he lived that his boys lcs grabs
uanys dcy wanted mos any time" Perhaps they have .
not yet had sufficient energy 10 grab; at any rate we
have not seen any quails those that sometimes
ftcr along at "A short distance from when have
walked out I'm tho woods. II indeed these companies OF
TIL trees. standing somewhat apart from each other,
my be called goods
We haven't had any fresh meat OF any kind In fact |
", haven't had anything hut bread and bacon. Ronald
snot n good shot yet. but he threatens one
AMI when that time arrives promised al the game
", I afraid the setter Is losing his respect
To- his master The dog has scared up countless nocks
Df birds OF different kinds the gun has cracked and
Banged but not feather has fallen. The only live thing
rht thus FAR IL turkey bnZZard ana that
tht Ronald said he touched 1t with the muzzle OF his
gu just before he fired But the dog picked up with
graf show OF triumph. AMI seemed 10 feel that his 4
mstcr had now saved himself from utter dis grace.
III this morning whcn tried 10 make fire. usual "
w 10 have hot biscuit aud bacon hut the fire II
wat out after short nzllo. IL did this three times,
pairing suoh volumes into the that was blind and q
chkcd As stood viring figure IN the
doorway and high and honrse treble voice said
y reckon. Miss, as how do pipe II chuck full boy | n
git so" ~
hore | could reply this negro woman sauntered /,
awy, and when went To speak 10 her she was wnd.
ding through the sand toward the rough limit of road "
tina wound among the pines to tho river knew what u
hi to do aud did IL Immediately There was short "
adcr leaning against the side OF the house put II I'm u
plnc and mounted Ia the shed roof with long stick I'm
my iand. II was late In the morning The mist W
had al melted away and the blazing as IL can